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Six big-money Tour-type
Modified events are now
planned at
Connecticut's
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park for the
2021
season as part of
the Thompson Outlaw Open
Modified Series.
(Matthew Wiernasz/WWLP22
News photo)
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ACT & PASS Announce
Outlaw Open Modified Series
for Thompson in 2021
$20,000-to-Win
Thompson 300 Highlights
6-Event Oval Track Schedule |
Thompson, CT -- The high
banks of Connecticut's
Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park will roar
once again in 2021.
American-Canadian Tour (ACT)
and Pro All Stars Series
(PASS) have announced a
six-event schedule for the
coming season that features
the new Thompson Outlaw Open
Modified Series.
The
Outlaw Open Series consists
of half a dozen high-paying
events for Tour-type
Modifieds that are expected
to attract the top teams in
the region. The series
begins at the 46th annual
Thompson Icebreaker from
Friday, April 9 to Sunday,
April 11. A 150-lap,
$10,000-to-win Outlaw Open
Series event will highlight
the weekend card.
The
stakes get even higher at
the season-sending 59th
Annual Sunoco World Series
of Speedway Racing from
Friday, October 8 to Sunday,
October 10. ACT and PASS
have organized the return of
the historic Thompson 300,
which was last contested in
2005. A $20,000 minimum
prize has been posted for
the winner of the 300-lap
showdown.
In
addition, ACT and PASS are
selling $50 lap sponsorships
for the Thompson 300. All
laps that are sold will
award the full $50 to the
leader of that lap. This
means a driver could earn up
to $35,000 that weekend.
Four other events are
scheduled in-between the
Icebreaker and World Series.
The additional race dates
are Wednesday, June 16;
Wednesday, July 7;
Wednesday, August 11; and
Wednesday, September 8.
These dates were chosen to
minimize conflict with other
tracks and series in the
region, allowing teams and
fans to attend as many
events as they wish.
The Outlaw Open Series
features at the Wednesday
events will pay at least
$5,000-to-win and
potentially more.
Furthermore, drivers and
teams that attempt to
qualify for all six events
will be eligible for
potential provisional
starting spots at the
Thompson 300.
"We
think the Outlaw Open
Modified Series is going to
be huge for teams and fans,"
ACT managing partner Cris
Michaud said. "The
open-event model for the
Modifieds has gotten a lot
of traction in recent years,
and we got to see it
first-hand at the most
recent World Series. We're
especially excited for the
return of the Thompson 300.
Somebody will be walking
away with at least $20,000
that weekend, and it's going
to take the intensity to a
whole other level."
Thompson Speedway's local
divisions will also be part
of all six events, including
the Sunoco Modifieds, Late
Models, Limited
Sportsmen/Street Stocks, SK
Light Modifieds, and Mini
Stocks. Although details are
still being finalized, ACT
and PASS officials hope to
organize special events for
the local divisions
throughout the summer,
giving each class a chance
in the spotlight.
A
variety of touring series
and open shows will also be
part of the Icebreaker and
World Series weekends. More
information regarding all
events will be announced
over the coming weeks.
"The most important part
of all of this is that
Thompson oval track racing
will continue," PASS owner
Tom Mayberry said. "We were
very satisfied with how the
Thompson 150 and World
Series went in 2020, and
those events showed the
appetite is still there for
racing in eastern
Connecticut. With those
events to build on, we think
the excitement for Thompson
Speedway is going to be even
bigger in 2021.
For
more information about the
American-Canadian Tour,
contact the ACT offices at
(802) 244-6963,
media@acttour.com, or
visit
www.acttour.com. You can
also get updates on Facebook
and Twitter at @ACTTour.
For technical
information concerning all
PASS divisions, and for
media or marketing
questions, please contact
passracing@roadrunner.com.
Don't forget to "Like" the
Pro All Stars Series on
Facebook or follow on
Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep
up with breaking news as it
happens.
For general
Thompson Speedway inquires,
call (860) 923-2280, email
oval@thompsonspeedway.com,
or visit
www.thompsonspeedway.com.
You can follow Thompson
Speedway on Facebook and
Instagram at
@ThompsonSpeedway or on
Twitter at @ThompsonSpdwy. |
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All of Thompson
Speedway's local divisions,
including the ACT-type
Late Models, will be part of
the six-event schedule with
details to be
announced.
(Matthew Wiernasz/WWLP22
News photo) |
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